The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-19
BENJAMIN BUTTERWORTH
RECOMMENDS CLOSER CONNER
CIAL RELATIONS
Between the United States and Can.
ada, In a Letter Published In
the Toronto SMALL"


Hon. Benz amin f. Butterwortb, men,
Der OF Congress from Cincinnati, who
introduced a bill in Congress for the
largest reciprocity between Canada
and the United States. The following
are extracts:
"You are familiar with the detailH
OF the proposition cont ined in the
bill introduced by me at the closing
days OF the last session Of Congress.
That closer commercial relations, or
ugly and possibly permanent estrange-
ment between Canada and the United
Statfs muet In the near future obtain,
seems too clear to need argument TO
sustain 1t. II Is the inexoTab'e logic
Of the situation, That closer end freer
commercial relations are desirable
from every point OF view is apparent,
and 1t seems equally clear that there
is no measure Of reciprocity short OF
that which is full and complete that
can meet the obvious requirements Of
the situation. / repeat, the way ont
OF the present ENHANCEMENT will lead
to most happy and valuable,
In every sense, unity OF CONNER
cial and social interests between our
selves and our neighbors and kinsmen
on the north, or an alienation and
arrangement which would be alike
discreditable 10 our ststesmanship and
our humanity. Either We will take
down the partition wall which forces
our commerce back upon ourselves
and stops it's flow along the natural
channels which it unerriDgly seeks
ont, and give il full scope to that trade
between the United States and Cans
da will be "a free as it 10 between New
York and Ohio, or we will line our
northern borders with evidences of a
retrograding civiliE stion-forts ON the
land and cruisers on the lakes, picket
ing the $500 miles oil our frontier with
customs officers and spies. Such a
condition OF things is unnatural and
unwise. i have not the time nor the
inclination TO increase the length aud
enlarge tie Ecops OF this letter by can
wasting the resources oil Canada which
we need and ultimately must have,
and the mutual dependence of the one
country upon the other. Suffice 1t to
say that no Intelligent person who
carefully investigates the fscts will
hesitate to pronounce in favor Of
the fullest and most complete
reciprocity. Fortunately Canada
Is az free and clothed
with 40 fall power to conclude the az
rengement rs Is the United States.
The former by such course will In no
wise disturb her relations with the
mother country. The ties that bind
her to England ara not commercial.
They ara those which reach from
he3rthstone to hearthstone, and
could only be destroyed by
the mother country in an
effort to interpose insuperable bar
riers In the way of the prosperity aud
happiness OF her children on this side
OF the Atlantic. This England will
not do. OF course. in case Of full reci-
procity, ss proposed in the bill to
which l have called your attention,
the internal revenue system Of Canada
would require some modifi ca ions, but
this relates to matters of detail and
presents no serious obstacle worth
considering. Oar tariff systems are
now Substantially the same, and
would be made identical, and that
system which has placed the
United States in the front rank OF
manufacturing nations would speedily
do like service for Canada. A settle
ment Of the question about the
mackerel and Goldfish is not difficult,
and compared with the vast interests
affected by the settlement, all tie fish
10 controversy would not make no.
tlceable side dish. II Canada, In the
interests Of attaining what l am per-
susded five fiftLs Of the people Of both
countries dssire, could for one year
extend the privileges heretofore en-.
ioyed by, but now denied to our fish
ermen, all CauJes OF attrition would be
removed, and the result would be an
adjustment Of differ snces by full re-
ciprocity and a renewed prosperity to
us and to them which we have hith-
erto not known. This would possibly
involve a little sacrifice of pride, but
the set would be met on this side by
like spirit OF compromise and adjust
ment. Ia ether words, concessions
WOuld ba mutualn